1. Why does the Bitcoin testnet need to be reset?
It is time to reset the Bitcoin testnet, more specifically, "testnet" or "testnet3".
Why? Because the fundamental principle of the testnet has been broken. Test coins should be abundant, diverse and free to use so that developers can experiment and test their Bitcoin software without having to spend money debugging the software or risk losing actual value. Click to read
2. Five potential L1s worth paying attention to
There are 124 L1 blockchains on Coingecko. How many do you know? How many are actually used?
I am active on about 10 L1s (and some L2s), but most of my assets are on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana.
A small confession: I thought Ethereum had won the L1 game during the bear market because 1) L2 numbers were growing and hopefully solving Ethereum's scalability issues, and 2) activity on other L1s was dead, and there were no Ordinals/Runes on Bitcoin at that time. Click to read
3. Pantera Partners: Why we invest in TON network
Pantera Capital is pleased to announce its latest investment in TON. TON is a layer 1 blockchain network originally designed by Telegram and continues to be developed by the open source community. We believe TON has the ability to introduce cryptocurrency to the masses because it is widely used in the Telegram network. Telegram's future-oriented, fast and secure messaging platform has more than 900 million monthly active users, and the platform is used for personal and team communications, large-scale community building, content sharing, and more. Click to read
4. Exploring the future of parallel blockchains: cutting-edge projects, challenges and opportunities
Blockchain is a virtual machine, a software computing model that runs on a distributed physical computer network that anyone can join but is difficult for any single entity to control. The concept of blockchain first appeared in Satoshi Nakamoto's infamous Bitcoin white paper in 2008, and it is the core infrastructure for Bitcoin to achieve cryptographically secure peer-to-peer payments. Transactions are to blockchain what logs are to social media and internet companies, they are both records of specific network activity, but the key difference is that transactions on the blockchain are immutable and generally publicly traceable.Click to read
5. Bankless: Five reasons to continue to be bullish on cryptocurrencies
If you haven't noticed, market sentiment has been... pretty bad lately.
Bitcoin has fallen sharply over the past month, and some altcoins have fallen even more severely, leading many on crypto Twitter to share pessimistic messages. However, despite the current downturn, historical trends and potential moves suggest that we are far from the end of this cycle. Today, we are digging for hope. Here are five reasons not to lose faith in this cycle and to look beyond the current turmoil in the market. Click to read